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Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
In Praise of Old Maids.

Old maid auntS seem to be woven into the
social fabric Many of us have been drought
up by hand by member of this sisterhood.
| Some become the housekeep2r or right bower
! of brother who has married an invalid or
useless wife, or fill the gap caused by death.
! They are always CHEEKY and kind, make or
mend for the little ones, adorn the home with
| tasteful articles of their own handiwOrh
| and are most efficient managers, understand
| ing well how to make both ends meet How
| many such women have raised large families
! of other peoples childreri Their courage is
| of finest quality. Once more unto the
| breach!' they cry, when, having thought
| their laborS Of love ended, some other soul in
need cries aloud to them, and they respond
! to the call
Why is it that there is such a vitalized an
tagonisn to this large contingent. Well may
they say: ''Suferance is the badge or all our
tribe They arc targets for al ill-naturcd
filings. They are supposed to he disappointed
man-seekerS, whereas many Of them teach
els and those engaged il the higher occupa-
tions especiallvl subsist in comfortable indie
pendence and pleasureful activity, with no
desire for the incumbrauce Of Il husband
Many women marry for support, foIesecing
that the evil days viii come as the years
draw nigh when their parental protectors
will be taken from thcm: and often, not low
ing the man they wed, mentally utter the
protest, My poverty, bat not my will, con-
SentS"
But selfsupporiing women can afford to
await real love, or else stay single al! their
days. There is no comparison between their
reposetul, aftluent natures and those Of ths
many inconsequent, irrational, frivolous
married women with attenuatol hearts and
empty heads or course. there are mono
lithic females, Of sharp outline ard spectral
visage. among the old maids who couil put
to flight the armies of the aliens; but they
are the exceptions t. the rule. There are
shrews among them, too, among other
classes OF women; bus We are Const antly re-
ducing the average Like Othello, their oc-
cupation's gone Men can find more than
the comforts of a home in q club and cafe
and can escape from the scourgc of a wom-
ans tongue. - RhOda Gale in Cincinnati
E0CUlTer
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22

am perfectly oblivious to the good or bad
opinion of any old tabbie who may chance tC
remark on my notions, and the one who is SC
ill-bred as to inform me of their alniable re-
marks repudiate entirely from my list OF
friends. Anything that tends to strengthen
the good will Of neignbors is to bo com
mended and if you can say an encouraging
word you may tighten load and give com
fort you may never know, and which may
return to you blessed a th0uSandfOld.
Whichever way it is, you are blessed III the
doing of good deed always. Keep not
your kisses for my cold, dead brow; my
heart is hungry, let me have them now"
The praise we lavish on the dead would, if
bestowed upon them when alive, have filled
them with amazement that they were sucl,
superior beings SO do not be afraid Of an
occasional word of appreciation to a weary
friend, but rather be afraid of withholding
from her her due. You may be judged for
your sins of omission as veil as yonr sins Of
commission.
There is always more virtue in a smile
than a frown, and you can thaw the iceberg
by geniality. A frovn will thwart your
plans every tine. "Smile, and the world
smiles with you, frOwn, and it frowns again"
E l.. Ellsworth in Cleveland Leader.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22

For burns and scalds nothing is more
soothing than the white Of en- egg, which
may be poured over the wound. 1t is softer
as varnish than collodion, and being always
ct hand, can be applied. 1t is also more cool
ing than the sweet Oil and cotton, which was
formerly supposed TO be the surest applica-
ton to allay the smarting pain. 1t is the
contact with the air which gives the extreme
discomfort experienced from the ordinary
accident Of this kind, and anything that ex-
cludes tine air and prevents inflammation is
the thing to be at once applied.
The egg is considered to be one Of the best
of remedies for dysentery Beaten up
slightly, with or without sugar, and swal-
lowed at a gulp, it tends, by its emolient
qualities, to lessen the Inflammation of the
stomach and intestines, and, by forming Il
transient coating on these organs, to enable
nature TO resume her healthful sway over o
diseased body.-Hal's Journal of Health
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22


There IS one universally recognized abomi-
nation TO which builders of sleeping cars are
parry. 1t ought to be remedied and there is
no excuse but custom for its continuance
Many party of travellers has missed con-
nection, and many a good man has been
plunged into lie of profanity on account of
1t. Every lady who travels knows what it is,
and SO does every married man who is accom-
panied by his wife
1t is tie toilet room at the ladies end of the
car and the lock on the door
Hardly ever does an express train from New
York to Chicago reach Grand Cros ing in the
early morning without an Illustration of the
nuisance. Some selfish woman has entered
the ladies' washroom and locked the door. In
thirty 10 forty minutes the train ygill roll into
the depot and Chicago viii he announced.
Three Or lour ladies in an agony Of distress
stand on the outside of the door, emphasizing
their inIpatcnCe by a sharp rat-tat-tat NOW
and then. All in vain. That woman's false
frizzes must be adjusted; her powder box lid
must be carefully screwed back into place;
her fresh handkerchief must be searched out
of her reticule; her comb and brush must be
carefully laid away; the washstand must be
wiped dry; the soap must be linsed; the loose
runlbes into the depot she appears with a
complacent smile, and asks dear if he is
ready, and if they hadn't better go to an
other hotel this time TO breakfast
Sine all ready.
Why should she not hel
She has occupied tn. entire time it took
every man on the train to wash and comb
and put on bis fresh collar and cuffs
A.. /. +l..,. ,f IL Il, 5fi
ferent arrangement The washroom is open,
and the closet is a separate room with a lock
or catch This is too public an arrangement,
naturally. for the ladies' end of the car.
Why not, however, have two rooms, one a
washroom and the other a closet? The latch
arrangement, OF the latter should very prop
erly be a duplicate of that at the other end
OF the car But why should the room con-
tanning two wash basins, glasses, soap and
towels be locl,edl The ladies must practically
dress themselves before leaving their sec
tons There is no call for preparation in
that washroom for an Inauguration ball or a
state dinner If there should be such an eX-
treme case the sleeping car company should
not be expected to furnish the accomrnOda-
ton That will be found at a hotel
There is no reason why any lady should
not wash her hands and face and comb her
hair even il another OF her sex not quite so
well dressed were similarly occupied at an
other glass in the same room.
The abuse is one that should receive the
thoughtful attention of sleeping car builders;
but it has become a proverb that a railroad
never introduces an improvement until it
pays, so there is no telling when the reform
will be inaugurated.
The first line that introduces it, however,
will have an active agent in every lady
traveller in the country.-The Railroad.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22

quantity. Put on at o'clock to cook for
five hours, when the flesh will leave the bones
of the squirrel, which should be taken out
Now add one quart of tomatoes peeled, one
small onion. one-half pound Of butter fresh,
one good sized Irish lQtato, two ears Of corn,
with the grains split down each row before
cutting from the cob. Then sufficient
quantity of sweet, light bread should be added
with the tomatoes just one hour before
dinner. Now season to the taste with both
black and red pepper, and you have
the genuine Brunswick Washington
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
The Woman of To-day.

Our womcn.7 said quaint observer re
Gently, ARE just as woranly as were their
great-grandmotherS. with their long necks
and sloping shoulders, with their short wsists
aud scant skirts. The woman Of to-day has
shorter neck and sguarer shoulders and
swings Indian clubs as deftiy as her grand
mother did her parasol but she is Just as
dainty and poetic over beE baby's clothes as
though a sewing machine had never baen in
vented. New York Mall and Express
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
Foul Sediment,

All sediment cocks in kitchen boilers should
be left open at least once a week fer the space
Of fifteen minutes, 50 as to clean and wash
out all sediment Oftentimes when complaint
is made that the water smells. or that it don't
heat properly, the real cause VIII be found to
arise from this neglect alone-Scientific
American
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
Breeders of Diseases.

1t is very unsafe to paper a room, as is
too often done, over another paper. Some
times several layers are placed on the walls.
These layers, together with the paste become
breeders of disease The only proper way,
when the paper needs renewing, is to remove
the old paper entirely and clean the wall.
For sleeping rooms it is better to have no
paper at al-Boston Budget
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
For n Bad Breath,

y bad breath may be cured as follows, no
matter what the cause: Three hours after
breakfast a tcaspoonful Of the following
mixture: Chlorate of potaSsa, two drachms;
sweetened water, four ounces; wash the
mouth occasionally with similar mixture,
and the breath viii be rs sweet as an infants
of months Halls Journal of Health
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont.

Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont who is now
62, preserves the strong intellectual tastes OF
her youth She is possessed Of great physical
courage, and she greatly desired to follow heI
husband in his early western explorations, and
was only deferred by the fear of making him
ridiculed, about the only fear of which she is
capable Chicago Tribune.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
Laying TIP Future Trouble.

Mothers or fathers who confine their pun
ishments Of their children TO threats Of telling
the other parent are laying up store Of
future trouble for themselves, besides show
ing themselves to the children in the present
in very unenvisble light. as weak. contempt
ib!e creatures Ladies Home Journal.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
A Tooti,some oddity in Eating.

Now is the time. when gray squirrels are
fat, for making the famous Virginia dish
know as the Brunswick stew, the recipe for
which is as follows: Take one squirrel, frss-l
and nice, half pound OF fniddling, cut thin
and with skin OF. and water in sufficient
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
Rack Window Stills

Back window slIs are made more attrac-
tive if painted a soft green Or red and filled
with some plant. An oblong box of live
forever or creeping Charlie will grow lux
uriantly and require but little care.-Chicago
Herald
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22

Tonka bsans are said to keep olt moths AMI
any one in possession Of fine canel's hair
shawls or such treasures would prefer this
remedy to the usual carnphor. which leaves
such a disagreeable odor in the garments
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
Cure for Bruises

Rubbing a hrUlse il sweet oil and tLen in
spirits Of turpentine, it IS said, will usually
prevent the unsightly black and blue spots
VIII h not only tell tales, but dcform.-Chi-
ca-o .Lonrnal
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22

There is only one fool that leads the girl
who puts on a mans hat. and that Is TIE man
who puts on girls hat 10 cause q laush-
New Haven News
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22

Miss Younghlood, Of Columbus. Miss. has
been elected 20 the chair of modern Ian
guages at Martha Washington college. Abing-
don Va
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22

In finding places for kitchen utensils study
every time t. place them where it viii take
tir least walking 10 reach them
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
-.S4AAllIasw-
Ya1lO - Eaole
WOMAN AND HOME.
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD AND
HELPS FOR THE KITCHEN.

"A Needed Palace Car Eeform-How to
Warm Sooms-ReIations of Mistress
and Maid - Refinement in the Kitchen.
Selfishncss at the Toilet.
The Weekly Negro world., 1887-10-15
THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.

In the freedom of the press, and
the universally of the suffrage, as
maintained and exercised to-day
throughout the length and breadth
Of the land, we find the most con-
spicuous and decisive evidence Of
the unspent force of the institutions
Of liberty and the jealous guard of
its principal defences. These indeed
are the great agencies and engines
nf tho peoples sovc1rignEy sairo
laws, the customs, the impulses, and
sentiments of the people have given
wider range and license to the agi-
tations of the press, multiplied and
more frequent occasions for the ex-
ercise of the suffrage, larger and
larger communication of its fran
chise.
The progress of hundred years
finds these prodlglouS actlvltleS In
the fullest play-incessant and all
powerful indispensable in the hab-
its of the people, and impregnable
in their affections. Their public
service, and their subordination to
the public safety, stand in their play
upon one another and their freedom
thus maintained. Without the
watchful and indomitable energy of
the press, the suffrage would Ian
guish, and a nations honor would
bloom but for a day. Therefore sus-
tain the press and thus keep alive
the interest manifested in nation s
pride.
The Weekly Negro world., 1887-10-15
THE HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION
The Press--Its Best and Mightiest
Agency.

Printing gave pinions to thought
and made it possible for man to be-
queath to generations the richness
Of his mind and the wealth of his
soul. Therefore we come to-day
bringing in the golden sheaves that
have ripened in the decade of more
than two centuries, and offer our
mighty thought as living sacri-
fee for the great literary harvest
fields Of the future.
The history of civilization is the
history of the slow and painful en-
franchisement of the human race
In other days the family was mon.
archy, the father being the monarch
The will of this monarch was the
the supreme law. He had power
over life and death. 1t took ages te
civilize this father, thousands o.
years to make the condition of wife
and mother and children even toler'
able, and, notwithstanding this or
der of things in the almost forgotten
years, we are still allied to these
principles of sovereignty in the
family, the church, the state and
the nation. The press, however, has
done much to tear down this wall O
ignorance and superstition; and will
in the coming years, do much more
The Weekly Negro world., 1887-10-15

THE WORLD will commence publ
cation on the 10Th Of November,
1887. From time to time we will
publish biographical sketches of the
colored men of mark and distinc-
ton. We will commence with the
colored men of Knoxyille,' and then
the various towns throughout Ten
nessee. Our columns will be filed
with the choicest locals, state news,
general news, items ofinterest, COM
ments upon the politics of church
and state, the doings of congress and
state legislature, discussion of the
principles inaugurated in the plat
forms of the two great political par
ties, correspondence from various
eminent white and colored men, etc.
The price of subscription will be
'$1.OO per year, in advance. The
publishers will visit each town in
East Tennessee for the purpose Of
soliciting subscriptions and adver-
tising.
The Weekly Negro world., 1887-10-15
HAIL YE.

4. VIZ HAIL you to-day with the pros
pectus and the advance sheet of the
NEGRO WORLD, paper which will
beJdeyoted to the diversified inter-
ests of the Negro and the public
generally, but more especially the
Negro. We congratulate you, freed
men, upon the progress you have
made, upon the fact that the time
has come when you can think for
yourselves; that the time has come
when you can have your own litera-
ture.
The WORLD starts out with the in
tention of espousing yoar cause and
exposing, at any and all times, any
effort that may be put forth to the
detriment ofyour interest. A friend
will receive nothing but the kindest
treatment and the widest and broad
est encouragement in our columns; !;
foe will receive just such treat
ment as his conduct warrants. Do
not Imisapprehend our statements.
The WORLD will at all times and un-
der all circumstances be fair-minded,
jealous and true to her colors- the
banner of eternal truth and justice.
The Weekly Negro world., 1887-10-15
OUR MARVELLOUS PROGRESS.

When the Constitution was adopt
ed there were thirteen States, and
the population under the first CEN
sus-179O, was 3,924,214. There were
about 1.5OO office-holders, and the
Treasury receipts in 1892 amounted
to 1885,, 900.
Now the Union comprises thirty
eight states, contains population
of not less than GO, O,@0,OOO, with more
than 100000 Office holders, and the
Treasury receipts 1886, ,439, ,OO0..
For the year ending June 30th,
1887, there were 1892 patents issu-
ed-the total number for forty-two
years, from July /, 1886, to June 80,
1887, being 355, ,291.
Since our public debt reached its
highest point in 1865, there has been
paid on it $3.50, ,53S, ,445-or more
than one-half its highest total rep
resenting 4O,637 tons of solid silver,
and, also, reduction exceeding two
dollars for every second of time
from August 81, 1865, to July |,
1887.
This is q record unapproached by
any other nation in the world, and
this is the only one paying its debts
No wonder Gladstone said he re-
garded. our constitution "as the
most. remarkable work known to
modern times in its applica-
tion to political affairs" or that
Rothschild, in view Of the results
above shown, under its operation
should express amazement and ad-
miration-that our progress and de-
velopment was without a parallel
in the worlds history, ss we have
outstripped all other nations in
what makes nation great.
The Weekly Negro world., 1887-10-15

In East Tennessee. His very recent
stand upon the railroad question in
this county shows conclusively that
he is aware that to be successful
people we must foster and encour-
age valuable industries. He, too, is
becoming educated upon these
great questions of public benefit,
and is endeavoring in his might to
aid, abet, encourage ami help push
forward these various industries.
We publish, we believe, the senti-
ment of every colored man when we
say let the railroads come.
The Weekly Negro world., 1887-10-15
toward the final determination o
this once gigantic evil.

toward the final determination OF
this once gigantic evil.
To-day all who stand beneath our
banner are free. No race, no color,
no previous condition, can change
the rights of men. To-day the black
man says to his offspring "the ave-
nues of wealth, happiness and dis
tinction are at your feet-upon your
brow may fall the civic wreath
stand up like man and make good
use of the present, Now"
The prosperity and perpetuity of
a government depend largely upon
its aggressive citizenship, the press
and the number ofpeople who are
the owners ofhomes.
Around the freside cluster the
private and public virtues Of our
race. Let us, then, raise our sons
to become independent through hon.
est toil-to pursue some business
for themselves, and upon their own
account-to be selt-reliant- Ito cdu-
cate themselves, and to become
more and more acquainted with the
literature of the age in which they
live. In other words, to act upon
their own responsibility, and to take
the consequences like men.
The Weekly Negro world., 1887-10-15

The colored mans opportunity in
Tennessee to get an education is
good, perhaps better than in any
other state. In this connection, we
desire to mention the Austin school
in Knoxville. The number of stu
dents that-attcnd this school is proof
that it is appreciated by our people.
The Knoxville College, also, deserves
mention for the efficient work al
ready done, and for what it's doing.
The Weekly Negro world., 1887-10-15
)L1 NO SATURDAY OCTOBER A

run from Asheville to Knoxville,
through the beautiful and fertile
valleys of Leicester and Sandy Mush,
the former being the home of the
Hon. L. N. Wells, the sage of West
ern North Carolina, whom, we learn,
is strong advocate of the move
ment, which means a majority for
the subscription.
The Weekly Negro world., 1887-10-15
RETRoGRESSION OR PROGRESS
SION?

Under what different circum-
stances does the colored man labor
to-day from thirty years ago! In
ante-bellum days, at the earliest
dawn of day, and often times before
dawn, the stern command Of the
overseer called all hands t5 4 He 8 ar
duous routine of daily labor. From
day to day the most laborious and
despicable tasks we're allotted the
slaves. From one years end to an
other, without any hope of reman-
GRAFTON, they labored on. No won-
der it seemed to them as if, all the
u6yS OF their life, they were doomed
to be " hewers of wood and drawers
of water. !" Laws were enacted pro-
hibiting the owners of negroes from
teaching them to read. "Where
there is intellect there is power, :"
and the deduction from the forego-
ing is plain.
The whip in the hand Of the over
seer had more terror for the poor
slave, whose mind was wrapped in
the darkness of ignorance and su-
perstition, than the "Inquisition !"
did for the prisoner in the dreaded
!" Reign Of terror. The owners
right and privilege was to command;
the slaves inevitable course was to
obey.
To-day one of us can scarcely
realize that such scene was possi-
BILE so short time ago, and in a hum
dred, yea, in fifty years, the story of
ante-bellum days will sound to our
posterity like a fable. In some
places, the consolation of religion
was denied, SO far as possible, to the
negro. He.was piece Of property,
valuable only IN proportion to his
usefulness. Oh, the degradation Of
those days! To be placed upon the
block, in view Of the public, in such
position as to show best to the pros
pective bidder the symmetry of form
and strength of muscle possessed by
the property to be sold, is proof be-
yond question that those days were
days Of degradation. Perhaps the
slaves were too ignorant to under
stand the extent of this, but it was
none the less there. The picture is
indeed too dark to dwell longer up
on.
The curtain rises land another
scene presents itself, and how differ,
ent! The proclamation of Abraham
Lincoln was issued and the CALLING
chains Of slavery lifted.-that boon
for which men have undergone the
most distressing and most severe
hardships, and for which men have
gone down into the dark rivers o.
death. "Give me liberty or give
me death = was the cry waited or
every breeze. Seven millions Of
souls cried for this boon. Although
] the war that followed laid waste thi.
grand and beautiful Southland and
cost the lives of thousands of hel
brayest and truest soldiers, it was
the price Of eternal freedom. Steep
ed in the depths Of ignorance, as ht
was, when the decisive moment came